Services
A Good Place Helps
Well-rounded mental health therapy:
As a licensed RTC (Registered Therapeutic Counsellor), my practice focuses not just on supporting you through pain, but also helping you find joy.
By phone or by Zoom, I provide you with person-centred, somatic, trauma-informed, talk-therapy appointments.
That kind of a word salad, I know. But I promise, your therapy sessions will not sound like a textbook or a self-help influencer post.
I speak with you like a real person, having genuine, natural conversations with you.
With me, you’ll receive professional counselling that’s a safe and accepting space, getting you to a good place. (Sorry about the accidental rhyme!)
Rates:
Rates are based on the BCACC and CCPA fee guides for counsellors.
Appointments by phone or by Zoom.
Standard sessions: 50 minutes, $145
Extended sessions 80 minutes, $185
Appointments are available weekly, every ten days, or every two weeks. During your intake session, we’ll figure out what works best for you.
Once-a-month maintenance sessions are available after 6 months of regular appointments.
Payment methods accepted are eTransfer or PayPal. No tax. Please note, I do not directly accept insurance. You’re given a monthly PDF receipt, which you then submit to your insurer if you have one.
What I can help you with:
Anxiety: Managing overwhelming stress and anxiety, whether it’s related to your personal life or your creative work.
Depression: Working to lighten the emotional burden of depression that may be impacting your creativity, relationships, and overall well-being.
Imposter Syndrome: Overcoming feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt, allowing you to embrace your true potential, personally and professionally.
Burnout: Recovering from the exhaustion and overwhelm of overwork, perfectionism, and emotional fatigue.
Performance Anxiety: Addressing nerves and fear, so you can feel grounded and confident in your skills and talents.
Creative Blocks: Breaking through mental and emotional barriers that prevent your creativity from flowing freely.
Past Trauma: Healing from traumatic experiences that may be influencing your emotional state, relationships, and creative process.
Narcissistic Relationships: Recovering and protecting yourself from the harmful impact of narcissistic trauma in your personal and professional life.
Neurodivergent Processing and Communicating: Understanding how your mind functions, and learning how to accept yourself without shame.
Boundary Setting and Healthy Communication: Establish and maintain healthy boundaries, communicate effectively, and protect your well-being.
Goal-setting and Improved Time-Management: Prioritize and manage your goals and your time more efficiently, clearly, and effectively.
Hyper-independence and High-sensitivity: Learning how to manage and access the strengths these traits can offer.
Self-esteem and Self-worth: Building a grounded and centered awareness of your own value and confidence in yourself.
Accessing and creating joy for yourself. Because you deserve to know, or remember, or discover how it feels to be happy.
My counselling methods:
Person-Centred Therapy
Person-centred therapy is rooted in the belief that you are the expert of your own life. I provide open-minded and understanding support for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and challenges. Safely, freely, and honestly. Through active listening, non-judgmental conversation, and considerate feedback, I help you build self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-forgiveness, and self-confidence.
Somatic Therapy
People also feel the effects of stress and trauma in our bodies, such as tension in muscles, stomach-aches and headaches before performing, speaking or socializing. And we often have a sense of disconnection from our physical self. Somatic therapy works by teaching you simple ways of connecting the body and mind, to assist in releasing stored emotions, and managing your responses to triggers and stress. This approach helps you feel more grounded and in-tune with your body, leading to increased emotional regulation and creative flow.
Trauma-Informed Counselling
Trauma-informed care is essential in recognizing how past trauma – whether it’s from childhood, relationships, events, family, work experiences, or watching ‘The Land Before Time’ or ‘The Neverending Story’ as a kid – can influence your mental health and creative process. My trauma-informed approach ensures that our work together is done with care and respect for your personal boundaries. You will feel safe, empowered, and supported as we do the work that allows you to heal and move forward.
Talk Therapy
Talk therapy allows us to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours in-depth. I use a variety of therapeutic methods, such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), to help you gain insights into the patterns affecting your life. You and I both have the same goals… To learn and create healthy ways of thinking and behaving. To improve your emotional balance and well-being.
Life Coaching
Life coaching involves working with you to set goals, overcome obstacles, and develop a plan for personal growth. Practical methods include goal-setting exercises, and accountability checks. Benefits of life coaching include increased clarity about your objectives, improved self-confidence, and enhanced motivation towards your plans. Through focused support and guidance, life coaching methods help to unlock your full potential and lead a more fulfilling life.
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